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Organizing and Describing Data

Organizing and Describing Data. What type of graph to use Answering questions pertaining to graphs. Type of data vs Type of Graph. Misleading Statistics and Graphs. How to tell if they are misleading. Statistics. Sample space is too small – not asking enough people

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Organizing and Describing Data

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  1. Organizing and Describing Data What type of graph to use Answering questions pertaining to graphs

  2. Type of data vs Type of Graph

  3. Misleading Statistics and Graphs How to tell if they are misleading

  4. Statistics • Sample space is too small – not asking enough people • Sample space biased – only a certain group • Outliers in the sample space – too far away from the normal

  5. Graphs Scales are not consistent Do not start at zero – even breaks can make is misleading Do not add up to 100%

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